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Minnesota Vikings 30 at Atlanta Falcons 31
Monday, November 23, 1981
Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Start Time: 9:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 45 degrees, relative humidity 47%, wind 5 mph
Weather: 45 degrees, relative humidity 47%, wind 5 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (7-5-0) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 30 |
| Atlanta Falcons (6-6-0) | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
Scoring
| MIN | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vikings | Ahmad Rashad 6 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Falcons | Alfred Jackson 8 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Vikings | Ahmad Rashad 42 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 14 | 7 |
| Vikings | Bob Bruer 3 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 21 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Falcons | Junior Miller 3 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 21 | 14 |
| Falcons | Wallace Francis 29 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 21 | 21 | |
| 4th | Falcons | Mick Luckhurst 32 yard field goal | 21 | 24 |
| Falcons | Buddy Curry 35 yard interception return (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 21 | 31 | |
| Vikings | Safety, James ran out of end zone | 23 | 31 | |
| Vikings | Joe Senser 16 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 30 | 31 |
Team Stats
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 25 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 22-130-0 | 37-149-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 24-47-330-4-4 | 21-32-213-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 2-20 |
| Net pass yards | 330 | 193 |
| Total yards | 460 | 342 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 4-3 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-55 | 7-69 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tommy Kramer | MIN | 24 | 47 | 330 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ahmad Rashad | MIN | 9 | 151 | 2 | 42 | ||||||||||
| Ted Brown | MIN | 16 | 108 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | MIN | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 52 | ||||||
| Joe Senser | MIN | 4 | 56 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Sammy White | MIN | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Tony Galbreath | MIN | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Rickey Young | MIN | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bob Bruer | MIN | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Lynn Cain | ATL | 11 | 67 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | ATL | 21 | 32 | 213 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| William Andrews | ATL | 22 | 91 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Alfred Jenkins | ATL | 5 | 65 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Wallace Francis | ATL | 4 | 58 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Alfred Jackson | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 11 | ||||||
| Junior Miller | ATL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| John James | ATL | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Eddie Payton | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Buddy Curry | ATL | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Kenny Johnson | ATL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Pridemore | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Reggie Smith | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Scott Woerner | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Greg Coleman | MIN | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 0 | ||||
| Rick Danmeier | MIN | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| John James | ATL | 6 | 244 | 40.7 | 0 | ||||
| Mick Luckhurst | ATL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |